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Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign …
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By CHRISTOPHER BAXTER of SPOTLIGHT PA
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10/15/25
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We are witnessing an unprecedented drop in social trust in America. This lack of trust is directed toward other people and the government.
Social trust began to decline in the United …
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By SOLOMON D. STEVENS
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10/15/25
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September 14 was Black and White Cookie Day, and for my wife, this is not just a date on the calendar, this is a national holiday . If it were up to her, she would decree this day as an official …
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Anything I write on the $585 million bond issue, by which Sullivan County, NY intends to prop up the Monticello casino (which has been losing on the order of $100 million a year for the past seven …
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By IVAN ORISEK
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9/28/25
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Anybody in this great country of ours is free to do and say as he or she pleases.
That is not what bothers me. What truly bothers me are the misconceptions that negatively affect the lives of …
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By IVAN ORISEK
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9/28/25
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Welcome to Diabetic Algebra 101 , the class nobody signed up for—yet once you’re diagnosed with diabetes, you’re automatically enrolled. No syllabus, no orientation packet, just a …
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By MICHAEL KOSSOVE
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9/27/25
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I have been a life-long Democrat and am a plaintiffs’ antitrust lawyer, having had a law firm in New York and London. I also have a farm in Kenoza Lake and opened Toast restaurant in …
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As a person battling a disease, I am thrilled with the efforts to Make America Healthy Again. This promising policy shift is long overdue. We need to address entrenched practices, examine chronic …
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By JOHN CZWARTACKI
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9/25/25
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On September 21, we gathered in Hurleyville for the Love Our Land Parade and Protest. Below is the speech I gave, which I would like to share with your readers.
Please allow me to take a moment …
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By BRETT BUDDE
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9/25/25
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When it passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Congress created a serious problem for small businesses—the likely loss of Medicaid access for millions of small-business owners, their families …
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By JOHN ARENSMEYER
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9/25/25
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There’s a growing push to strip nonprofit hospitals of their tax-exempt status. Advocates claim it will make healthcare more affordable by holding hospitals accountable for high out-of-pocket …
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By LORI KLEIN
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9/25/25
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Have you ever been permanently banned from a club you didn’t belong to?
Throughout the first decade of the 2000s, I had the distinct privilege of teaching Calculus I and II to evening …
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By JOHN PACE
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9/25/25
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The New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA) released a short video recently that addresses the union’s ongoing concern regarding substance exposures …
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By CHRIS SUMMERS
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9/25/25
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Pike County, PA has issued a resolution calling upon the governor and the legislature of Pennsylvania to prioritize their responsibilities and work collaboratively to finalize a budget without …
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By the PIKE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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9/19/25
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To hear his supporters now, following his murder last week at a Utah university, Charlie Kirk was a brave broker of competing ideas, an honest peddler of open debate who encouraged young people to …
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By JAMES ROSEN
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9/18/25
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In the annals of history, free speech has always been a double-edged sword. It’s the lifeblood of our Constitution, the core mechanism by which ideas clash, truths emerge and society thrives. …
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By SHAUN MCCUTCHEON
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9/18/25
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As a local law enforcement officer, I have seen firsthand how often criminal networks hide in plain sight in our communities. These days, the first clue of a deeper problem is not what you might …
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By CHRIS ROSLER
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9/18/25
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Millions rely on the Postal Service for daily needs. Recent polls confirm that 91 percent of Americans living in rural communities strongly agree that the Postal Service is an “essential …
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By JOHN MCHUGH
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9/18/25
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Recent discussions in our community regarding energy infrastructure, particularly the proposed Constitution Pipeline, have highlighted the need for an honest, fact-based conversation …
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By the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SEEDS
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9/18/25
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The U.S. Constitution is one of our nation’s most important documents, laying the foundation for the greatest democratic experiment in history – putting power in the hands of …
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By NICOLE BIBBINS SEDACA
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9/18/25
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